We Used To Vacation – Cold War Kids
Robbers and Cowards
Tuning: Standard Tuning (EADgbe)
(Acoustic tab as seen on lesinrocks)
I’ll show the main tabs and the chords its up to you to learn to hit the chords and
right…
e|----x-------x---------x-------x--------x---------x----------------------|
B|----x-------x---------x-------x--------x---------7----------------------|
G|----5-------5---------5--(7)--5---(5)--5--------(5)---------------------|
D|----7---7~--7----6~---7---6~--6----5~--5----4~---4---4--5--5--6--7------|
A|----x-------x---------x-------x--------x---------x----------------------|
E|-5--5-------5---------5-------5--------5---------5----------------------|
This is played for the intro… there is a lot of muting and vibrato….it smoothes out for
repeating verses becoming chords and using the chord down below…… in the gaps… there is
lot of muting
e|---x------|
B|---x------|
G|---7------|
D|---6------|
A|---x------|
E|---5------|
Chorus:
C G F* (x3) end with Am
e|----0--------3-------0-----------------------0-----------------|
B|----1--------0-------1-----------------------1-----------------|
G|----0--------0-------2-----------------------2-----------------|
D|----2--------0-------3-----------------------2-----------------|
A|----3--------2-------x-----------------------0-----------------|
E|-------------3-------1-----------------------------------------|
*(uses thumb for the on the low E string for the F but do what you like)
The outro (when he sing oh na na na na na now etc) is just a repetition of the intro.)
Simple song. I know this tab isn’t perfect but it should get you in the right direction
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note